Editorial & Documentary Photography Blog – Projects, Insights & Field Notes
A photography blog featuring insights from editorial, commercial, event, and documentary photography practice. Content includes selected project work, observations from assignments, and reflections from working across cultural, corporate, and institutional environments.
The blog also includes occasional articles on photography practice, professional workflows, and visual storytelling, drawn from real commissions across Manchester, the UK, and internationally.
Topics regularly connect back to commercial photography, event photography, and portrait photography work, reflecting the broader scope of assignments undertaken.
The Mirrorless Makeover: Why Pro Photographers are Ditching Their DSLRs
The Mirrorless Makeover: Why Pro Photographers are Ditching Their DSLRs
At the time of writing, there are two main types of camera systems: DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) and mirrorless. At the time of reading the latter may be a relic of a bygone era, so let's have a look at what happened...
The Canon 5D: A post mortem
As a professional photographer who used most models of the Canon 5D series of DSLRs, and who recently made the switch to mirrorless with the Canon R5, I thought it would be useful to review the 5D line, its origins and how it developed before its recent replacement. Each iteration of the 5D brought new and exciting features that improved image quality and technical capabilities, making it a popular choice among photographers and filmmakers alike. In this article, I will delve into the technical and image quality differences of the Canon 5D series, from the original Mark I to the most recent Mark IV.
Follow our journey.
